It's his first media appearance since being stripped of his record seven Tour de France cycling titles and being banned for life from United States Anti-doping Agency sanctioned events.

This comes amid reports that Armstrong is prepared to confess, after years of denials, to the use of performance enhancing drugs in order to get the ban reduced.

The agency concluded Armstrong's career was "fueled from start to finish by doping."

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The 90-minute episode of "Oprah's Next chapter" also will air on Oprah.com.

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Alabama's lopsided 42-14 victory against Notre Dame in the BCS title game put a damper on viewership. The game attracted more than 26 million viewers, which is good for the second largest cable audience ever, but far short of the 30-35 million viewers ESPN was hoping for.

But the story the next day was lead announcer Brent Musburger.

ESPN apologized for the Jupiter resident after he made lustful comments about Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron's girlfriend, Katherine Webb during the game. After cameras zeroed in on her in the stands, Musburger made numerous remarks about her looks and added a "whoa" for punctuation. In a statement, ESPN said while it tries to capture "interesting story lines ... we apologize that the commentary in this instance went too far and Brent understands that."

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Friday

Bulls at Knicks (8 p.m. ESPN): Following a hot start, New York has cooled off of late. Which Knicks team will show up?

Saturday

AFC Divisional playoff, Ravens at Broncos (4:30 p.m. CBS): Denver dominated Baltimore 34-17 on Dec. 16. The Broncos haven't lost since Oct. 7 and are the prohibitive favorite to reach the AFC title game.

NFC Divisional Playoff, Packers at 49ers (8 p.m. Fox): San Francisco beat Green Bay 30-22 in Week 1 but a lot has changed since then. The Packers have found a running game and the 49ers are a better passing team with Colin Kaepernick replacing Alex Smith at quarterback .

Sunday

NFC Divisional playoff, Seahawks at Falcons (1 p.m. Fox): The only divisional playoff game that's not a rematch. Seattle is red hot, winning seven of eight games since Week 8. Atlanta is looking to prove they are a worth its No. 1 seed.

AFC Divisional playoff, Texans at Patriots (4:30 p.m. CBS): Houston's demise began with a 42-14 drubbing at New England in Week 14. Tom Brady scorched the Texans' last time with 296 yards and four touchdowns.

Monday

Australian Open (ESPN 6:30 p.m.): The first tennis major of the year swings into action. Palm Beach Gardens resident Serena Williams is poised for a sixth title down under. She has won 16 matches in a row and 52 of 54 matches dating to last April.